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Re: Stonewall
Reply #2 - 03/27/03 at 10:44:49
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Hello, SutterCane!

Thank you for the interesting question!
Some years ago the Slav Stonewall was one of my main weapons with black. The move orders you mentioned are supposed to be not very dangerous for black – at least there are no dirty tricks.  Smiley If you want to put real problems for black in the Stonewall you would try the following ideas:
a) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 (I did not play this and preferred such waiting moves as 4. ..Nd7 or 4. ..Bd6) 5. g4!?;
b) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Bd3 followed by Ng1-e2, Qc2, f3, also keeping in mind Bc1-d2 followed by the Q-side castling;
c) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 (in case you prefer to play this move early) 2. ..c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2!? – here in case of 4. ..f5 you can get  promising position by 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Be7 7. Nc3 0-0 8. Bd3. Now 8. ..Ne4 can be met by 9. g4! with certain advantage – I was always happy to play this position with white. 

Good luck!
Ruslan
  
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Re: Stonewall
Reply #1 - 03/21/03 at 11:17:42
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I don't know the theory well, but I play the Stonewall lines via a Dutch Move Order and am a bit skeptical of these lines because of opportunities for white to try something with g4.

But that said, Krasenkow seems to like them as black and he is much much stronger than me.
  
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Stonewall
03/20/03 at 22:35:25
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Hello,

are there any DIRTY TRICKS available for white versus:

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 e6 4.e3 f5 or 4.Nbd2 f5 ???

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